嘴硬心軟

See also: 嘴硬心软

Chinese

		reluctant to admit one's mistakes	soft-hearted; tender-hearted
trad. (嘴硬心軟)		嘴硬	心軟
simp. (嘴硬心软)		嘴硬	心软

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuǐyìngxīnruǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi² ngaang⁶ sam¹ jyun⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuǐyìngxīnruǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuěiyìngsinruǎn
    • Wade–Giles: tsui³-ying⁴-hsin¹-juan³
    • Yale: dzwěi-yìng-syīn-rwǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzoeiyinqshinroan
    • Palladius: цзуйинсиньжуань (czujinsinʹžuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeoi² ngaang⁶ sam¹ jyun⁵
    • Yale: jéui ngaahng sām yúhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey² ngaang⁶ sam¹ jyn⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu² ngang⁶ sem¹ yun⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯³⁵ ŋaːŋ²² sɐm⁵⁵ jyːn¹³/

Idiom

嘴硬心軟

1. to have a foul mouth hiding a soft heart